Rio de Janeiro has two airports, Santos Dumont Airport, where domestic flights and flights to the MERCOSUR operate and Carlos Jobim International Airport (best known as Galeao) located in the Governor’s Island.

Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport is the city’s main international airport and it is named after the Brazilian musician Antônio Carlos Jobim.

It is located about 20 minutes away from the city centre, in the Ilha do Governador (Governor’s Island), in the north area of the city. We access the airport through Presidente João Goulart expressway first and then following Vinte de Janeiro Avenue.

• Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport
  20 de Janeiro Avenue - Ilha do Governador   
  Tel: +55 21 3398-4527 / 3398-4526 / 2288-2155

• Santos Dumont Airport 
  Plaza Senador Salgado Filho (Centre)   
  Tel: +55 21 - 3814-707

Main Airlines and Destinations

The main airlines with its respective destinations are:

• Aerolineas Argentinas (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
• Air Europa (Madrid)
• Air France (París-Charles de Gaulle)
• American Airlines (Miami, Nueva York-JFK)
• Avianca (Bogotá)
• Avianca operado por OceanAir (Brazilia, Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte, Petrolina, Salvador, San Pablo-Congonhas, San Pablo-Guarulhos)
• BRA Transportes Aéreos
• British Airways (Londres-Heathrow)
• Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
• Copa Airlines (Panamá)
• Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
• Gol (varios destinos)
• Iberia L.A.E.(Madrid)
• LAN Airlines (Santiago de Chile)
• LANExpress (Santiago de Chile)
• TAM (Belo Horizonte-Confins, Brazilia, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Campinas, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, João Pessoa, Natal, Porto Alegre, París, Porto Seguro, Recife, Salvador, San Pablo-Congonhas, San Pablo-Guarulhos, Santiago de Chile, Vitoria.
• TAM Mercosur (Asunción, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza)
• TAAG Air Angola (Luanda)
• TAP Portugal (Lisboa, Oporto)
• United Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
• Varig (Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Fráncfort, San Pablo-Guarulhos/Congonhas, Vitória)

How to travel by Bus

It is possible to access Rio de Janeiro city by bus as well, since there are bus services available to and from all of the most important destinations. 

To San Pablo for example, buses run every fifteen minutes, while for other destinations it is possible to go by the so-called “Leito”, really comfortable buses that travel at night.

• Novo Río Bus Terminal Rodoviaria Av. Francisco Bicalho, 01 - Santo Cristo - Río de Janeiro/RJ   
  Tel: +55 21 - 2291-5151 / 2263-5828   
  Desembarque: +55 21 -  2263-4857 / 3213-1800 int. 397

How to travel by Car

In order to access the city by car leaving from San Pablo, Presidente Dutra highway (BR 116) or Rio-Santos highway (BR-101) must be followed.

In order to travel from Belo Horizonte, BR 040 route should be followed and from Salvador BR-101, BR-324, BR-116, BR-393, or BR-040 have to be followed.

Rio de Janeiro has two main ports for exports and imports, Rio de Janeiro’s port, located in the Guanabara Bay and Sepetiba’s port, located in the west of Sepetiba Bay.

Moreover, many maritime cruises that go along the Brazilian coast are recieved in Rio de Janeiro’s Port.